OFI, Austrian Research Institute for Chemistry and Technology, Vienna, Austria;
Ms. Anika Gassner studied Technical Physics with a focus on energy technology at TU Wien and started to work on PV and backsheet repair within her master thesis, which she did at OFI. Since 2023, she has been pursing her PhD at OFI in collaboration with TU Wien on the topic of sustainability of PV, focusing on recycling, repair, and reliability of PV modules. From 2024, she have been participating in the IEA PVPS Task 12 (PV Sustainability Activities).

Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE, Freiburg, Germany;
Dr. Jana-Isabelle Polzin studied physics and received her M.Sc. from Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany. In 2017, she joined Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE and Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg where she received a PhD in Engineering in 2022. She has since worked as a research fellow in the Silicon PV department at ISE. Her research interest includes the advanced development of poly-Si based passivating contacts (TOPCon) for high-efficiency silicon solar cells with focus on interfacial oxides and poly-Si deposition technologies as well as hydrogenation processes.

College of Engineering, Computing and Cybernetics, Australian National University, Australia;
Dr. Shen has an unwavering passion and aspiration to create affordable, reliable, and accessible clean electricity technologies to benefit societies worldwide, which has steered her career path. Shen earned her bachelor’s degree (University Medal) in Material Science and Engineering from Huazhong University of Science and Technology in 2009, and her PhD degree from Tsinghua University in China in 2014. Dr. Shen is currently a senior research fellow and senior lecturer (Assistant Professor, Tenured) at the ANU School of Engineering, leading a team focused on developing the next generation of ultra-low-cost solar cell technologies including perovskite and tandem solar cells. Shen and her team have achieved multiple solar cell efficiency records, developed two patents on tandem solar cell technology, and published 90 publications in top tier journals including Nature, Science and Nature Review Materials. Shen took a leading role in attracting and managing multi-partner, multi-million projects. Her total career research income is over USD 16 million. She collaborates extensively with leading photovoltaics manufacturing companies, including Jinko Solar and Risen Energy, to advance the commercialization of next-generation solar cell technologies.